Saturday, March 29, 2008
An unwanted election in Bhutan
Friday, February 29, 2008
20th Debate: Reality Show or a Spinoff?
Tuesday, February 19, 2008
BBC Ends English Shortwave Service in Europe
Monday, February 18, 2008
Mickey Goes to Washington
Sunday, February 17, 2008
Syria Blocks Facebook
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Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Senate Moves to Shield Phone Companies on Eavesdropping
Tuesday, February 12, 2008
Art Theft in Zurich
Last Sunday in Zurich, four paintings were stolen from a private gallery in a quiet neighborhood. These four paintings came to an estimated value of about 163 Million USD. These painting were stolen in broad daylight by men wearing ski masks. Witnesses say that the robbers had Slavic accents when they spoke German. This is the second painting robbery in Switzerland in a week, the first was in Pfäffikon. The robbery in Zurich was considered to be one of the biggest ones in Europe, in terms of net worth.
An interesting part of the story that appealed to me is that all this plays on the fears of the Swiss. With the recent elections which hoped to oust non white immigrants from Switzerland, in hopes of lowering the crime rate. This has encouraged the fear of the Swiss that their country will become a destination for foreign criminals.